Incident Report Details
| Investigated By | Incident# | Date | Time | County | Incident Type | Location | Lake/River | Troop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPL C.P. CHATMAN (657) | 250175750 | 04/04/2025 | 5:55PM | HOWELL | DROWNING | HOWELL CREEK NEAR MISSOURI AVENUE- WEST PLAINS | G |
| Boat. # | Boat Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Type | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Boat Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 JEEP WRANGLER | TOTAL | TOWED BY HUGHES TOWING | ADULT | MALE | 57 | NO | O'FALLON, MO | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Boat. # | Person Type | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADULT | MALE | 57 | FATAL | NO | OFALLON, MO | VICTIM | TRANSPORTED TO THE HOWELL COUNTY CORONERS OFFICE |
| **FATALITY INCIDENT** NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED **OCCURRED AS VEHICLE ENTERED THE WATER AND WAS WASHED OFF ROADWAY. AT AN UNKNOWN TIME, DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SUCUMBED TO WATER. SUBJECT LOCATED BY CPL C.P. CHATMAN (657) AND WAS RECOVERED BY THE WEST PLAINS FIRE DEPT. SUBJECT WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED ON SCENE AT 2222 HOURS BY ACTING HOWELL COUNTY CORONER MICHAEL PAULEY. SUBJECTS VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE RECOVERED. ASSISTED BY HOWELL COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT AND WEST PLAINS FIRE DEPT. THIS IS TROOP G'S FIRST DROWNING OF 2025 **REPORT CORRECTED TO ADD VEHICLE INFORMATION** |